Category: ODA Today

It's time to renew one of the most valuable assets to your dental practice: your membership in organized dentistry. Dues for the 2012 Ohio Dental Association membership are due by Jan. 1, 2012. Beginning in 1866 as the Ohio State Dental Society with 41 members, the Ohio Dental Association has grown to serve more than 5,400 member dentists in Ohio. ... [continue reading]

ODA Staff Each year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world. The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their ... [continue reading]

Joe Potestivo ODA Membership Services Manager The Ohio Dental Association (ODA) has retained 97.14% of its 2010 membership, an improvement over its 96.86% rate last year. Moreover, 23 of its 25 local component dental societies have retained 95.00% or more of their 2010 membership. Following is a list of those societies: Maumee Valley Dental ... [continue reading]

Keith Kerns, Esq. ODA Director of Legal and Legislative Services Since the advent of federal privacy regulations under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in 2003, dental offices have focused their attention on the security and safeguarding of the health information they gather on patients in the course of treatment. ... [continue reading]

Patrick M. Lloyd, D.D.S., M.S., began his term as dean of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in August. In this Q&A with ODA Today, Dean Patrick Lloyd looks forward on his first full year of leadership. What brings you to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry? During my 30-plus years in dental education, I made several ... [continue reading]

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In the 14-plus years since the first patient was seen through the Dental OPTIONS (Ohio Partnership To Improve Oral health through access to Needed Services) program, volunteer treatment values total more than $15.5 million in dental care.Since 1997, the Dental OPTIONS Program has helped many Ohioans in need of reduced-fee or free treatment. In the ... [continue reading]

ODA StaffEach year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world.The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their ... [continue reading]

Ken Jones, DDS – Guest Columnist "Never confuse movement with action." Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) When it comes to "access," a lot of people around the country talk a really good game – and that's about it. They often have jobs where they don't treat patients, able to pay or not. They often put down others who disagree with their ... [continue reading]

Matthew J. Messina, DDS – Executive Editor I had the chance to sit down for lunch recently with a group of younger dentists. We talked about the future, and their perception of where the profession was going. They had significant concerns about changes that threatened their dreams and made them wonder if their practice would exist in the ... [continue reading]